ᴮᵉⁿ ᴿᵒʸᶜᵉVOTE IN THE PRIMARIESMar 5

There are a lot of reasons for the downfall of the #USA but a big one is the purchase of traditional #media by plutocrat goons

Look at this fucking shit:

EDIT: some people are angry that i am potentially misleading because this isn't a recent headline. i am trying to make a point about the decay of traditional media and our current state of things. but yes, this is is from 2014, after #bezos bought WaPo. my point still stands, and you should follow my account for commentary, not breaking news

Show threadPetra van CronenburgMar 5
@benroyce Please say that it's 14 years old! When did Bezos buy the WP? (Rhetorical question)
Until now I trusted your posts. But using content in such wild combinations, sorry ...
Edit: more than 11 years.
Show threadPaul SchoeMar 5

@NatureMC

You are very right, this post is from April 25, 2014, More than 11 years ago.

I hope that it is an oversight from Ben Royce, but otherwise it is very disappointing.

@benroyce

Show threadArmin HanischMar 5
@paulschoe @NatureMC @benroyce By browsing thru the comments I am not astonished by the fact how few acutally looked up the article (at least the date) or read it (or beware, at least read an abstract of the book by Ian Morris if not the book itself). This just shows that (and Ben should have known this as he left out the date) how easy it is also in the „friendly fediverse“ to misguide people and how lazy and unread most of them are.
Show threadPaul SchoeMar 5

To my regret, but, as you demonstrate, the picture seems to be manipulated by removing the date,, from now on I will be more cautious when I see posts from Ben.

@Linkshaender @NatureMC @benroyce

Show threadPetra van CronenburgMar 5
@paulschoe I don't think that it's openly manipulated. Depending on the device, the date can be under the picture. Then it would be wrongly cut. 😉 @Linkshaender @benroyce
Show threadPaul SchoeMar 5

@NatureMC

I indeed concluded that because on my PC browser, the date is above the picture.

You might be right (I hope so).

@Linkshaender @benroyce

Show threadArmin HanischMar 5
@paulschoe @NatureMC @benroyce Nope, I have to object Petra. Just did a test on four different devices. Every time the date is clearly visible between the title and the illustration. No way you can accidentally skip that. For me personally, alas, that‘s a hard blow to Bens credibility.
Show threadPaul SchoeMar 5

@Linkshaender

Same for me. It changes from 'oversight' to 'deliberate misinformation'.

From now on, I will be more cautious.

@NatureMC @benroyce

Show threadᴮᵉⁿ ᴿᵒʸᶜᵉVOTE IN THE PRIMARIES

@paulschoe @Linkshaender @NatureMC

right. because i'm not a paid reporter. nothing i said was untrue. i was making a point. you're acting like you bought a newspaper and found out the reporter lied. it's a little overdramatic on your part don't you think?

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